"The Ultimate Fighter 11" semifinalist Brad Tavares will put his perfect record on the line when he meets veteran fighter Phil Baroni at UFC 125.

Sources close to the event today told that verbal agreements are in place for the fight, which is expected to take place at middleweight.

Phil "New York Bad Ass" Baroni (13-12)
Loss Amir Sadollah - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 106
Loss Joe Riggs - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce
Win Olaf Alfonso - Decision (Unanimous) PFC 10

Brad Tavares (6-0)
Win Seth Baczynski - Decision (Unanimous) TUF 11 Finale
Win Jonathan Joao - TKO (Punches) X-1
Win Joshua Ferreira - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) X-1

Jan 1st, live on Pay-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada:

- Frankie Edgar +125 vs. Gray Maynard -155 [LW title]
- Shane Carwin vs. TBA
- Clay Guida vs Takanori Gomi
- Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
- Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera
- Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares
- Antonio McKee vs. Jacob Volkmann